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About Bara Khiri Village

Bara Khiri is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 337 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Khiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Khiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832113
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 337
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Khiri compares

By the 2011 count Bara Khiri is the 82nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bara Khiri

Bara Khiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Khiri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Khiri from other places

Bara Khiri lies about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bara Khiri
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 22 km

Villages closest to Bara Khiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bara Khiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Khiri village had a population of 631. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Bara Khiri village has 337 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Khiri has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bara Khiri is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Khiri covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Khiri falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Khiri is Haludpukur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Khiri.

Bara Khiri is about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Khiri is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 5.2 km away. Haludpukur is about 12 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Khiri (under 2 km), Bana (2.0 km) and Barakanki (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara Khiri today is likely to be higher.

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